If you?re after a job in the motorcycle industry, Deus Bali has got to be one of the best places in the world to work. The ?Temple of Enthusiasm? is headquartered in Canggu, a resort village on the south coast of the island, and within riding distance of excellent surf beaches.
The Deus guys in Indonesia have been churning up the beach sand for a few years now, so they know what makes a good beach bike. Heavier motorcycles will bog down too quickly, and while it?s hilarious watching your mates somersault over the bars, someone is eventually going to get hurt.

So the Canggu crew wanted to build a lightweight bike to skim across the heavy sands at low tide. A bike that makes it easy for you to put your left foot down, crack open the throttle and slide round. Something with a bit of a flat track vibe. So they built this heavily modified Kawasaki KLX 150. ?Indonesia doesn?t have a flat track fraternity at all,? says Deus? special projects manager Anthony ?Ano? McInerheney. ?There is no knowledge base out there. There?s also a 250cc ceiling on bike size. Above that ceiling, the price goes from already expensive to absolutely insane.?

With that all in mind, the Deus crew went out and bought a Kawasaki KLX 150 straight off the showroom floor.
?Our mates thought us a little crazy,? says Anthony. ?But what they might have forgotten is that the KLX 150 is strong and nimble, with a smooth power band. It puts out enough HP to keep it pinned the whole time. A KLX 150 might not b...